Versement Transport

Getting France moving

VT has helped Lyon’s realise its tramway dreams

VT has helped Lyon’s realise its tramway dreams

Investing in public transport is vital for local economies, but this is something that we have failed to recognise in the UK. If our city regions want to fund improvements to public transport they must go cap in hand to Whitehall and make their case. They often return empty handed.

It’s a different story in France. The French regions have the power to raise substantial sums of money to fund improvements to local transport. They can require employers to pay the Versement Transport...